truth

1. A fact that has been verified (synset 105827597)
   "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
   is a type of: fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
   subtypes:

   • home truth - an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)
   • verity - an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
2. Conformity to reality or actuality (synset 113979774)
   "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
   tells us about:

   • true - consistent with fact or reality; not false
   • false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
   is a type of: actuality - the state of actually existing objectively
   same as: the true, trueness, verity
3. A true statement (synset 106736815)
   "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
   is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
   subtypes:

   • gospel, gospel truth - an unquestionable truth
   • tautology - (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
   • truism - an obvious truth
   same as: true statement
4. The quality of being near to the true value (synset 104810156)
   "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
   tells us about:

   • accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
   • inaccurate - not accurate
   is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
   subtypes:

   • exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact
   • fidelity - accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
   same as: accuracy
5. United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) (synset 111370700)
   is an instance of:

   • abolitionist, emancipationist - a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
   • feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist - a supporter of feminism
   same as: sojourner truth

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